Man arrested for leaking obscene photos of woman

Pune: In a disturbing incident, a man allegedly leaked obscene photos of a woman online after she stopped speaking to him. The incident came to light on Tuesday night around 10 PM.

The Lonikand police have registered a case against the 33-year-old man under the IT Act and for outraging the modesty of a woman.

The 32-year-old victim lodged a complaint at Lonikand police station on Wednesday, leading to the registration of the case against Sagar Mahadev Kale (33).

According to the police, the accused and the complainant previously lived in the same neighborhood in Hadapsar and were acquainted with each other.

The woman later moved to a different area, leading to a cessation of communication between them. Angered by her silence, the accused sent explicit photos of the two, taken while they lived in Hadapsar, to the woman and her husband's WhatsApp.

When confronted, he threatened to further distribute the photos to tarnish her reputation, as mentioned in the complaint.

Woman Assaulted and Molested

In a separate incident, a 47-year-old woman was assaulted and molested by three individuals over a dispute about placing shoes on a shoe rack. The incident occurred around 8:30 PM on Tuesday in the Ambegaon Budruk area.

The suspect, identified as Kashinath Shinde, Shailesh Shinde, and another woman, engaged in a heated argument with the victim, during which they physically assaulted her, dragged her out of her house, and used offensive language.

A case has been registered against them for molestation and other charges.